Planetary hours
in Cologne.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:55
- 2☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:12
- 3♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:45
- 5☽︎ Moon21:45 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cologne?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 15h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.